Articles by The Logo Smith from June 2012

Digging the new Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Logo By Shepard Fairey which is featured on OBEY. Thankfully Richard kept to the original lips’n tongue of Jagger: tweaked a few lines here and th...

Digging the new Rolling Stones 50th Anniversary Logo By Shepard Fairey which is featured on OBEY. Thankfully Richard kept to the original lips’n tongue of Jagger: tweaked a few lines here and th...

A lovely find by Thinking Form in the form of an all time classic collection of logo designs by creative master: George Lois, who was born 96/26/1931.Thinking Form: George Louis is the only person who...

A lovely find by Thinking Form in the form of an all time classic collection of logo designs by creative master: George Lois, who was born 96/26/1931. Thinking Form: George Louis is the only person wh...

 Got a press release email from the guys over at Iconify.co (this is my own unique share link) the other day, and I have to say I am mighty curious with what they are working on.Iconify.co: ̶...

  Got a press release email from the guys over at Iconify.co (this is my own unique share link) the other day, and I have to say I am mighty curious with what they are working on. Iconify.co: ...

What a delightful visual treat this 100 Years of Paramount Pictures poster is: celebrating Paramount’s 100th Anniversary in glorious technicoloured icons.Designed by L.A.s Gallery 1988.The poste...

What a delightful visual treat this 100 Years of Paramount Pictures poster is: celebrating Paramount’s 100th Anniversary in glorious technicoloured icons. Designed by L.A.s Gallery 1988. The pos...

Heard great things about this TV series called “Louis”, by stand-up comedian: Louis C. K. over on FX Networksalso heard that Louis C.K. is now selling gig tickets direct to the public and ...

Heard great things about this TV series called “Louis”, by stand-up comedian: Louis C. K. over on FX Networksalso heard that Louis C.K. is now selling gig tickets direct to the public and ...

I recently completed the Sifter logo design, and was truly excited, and chuffed, to see how the business cards ended up.Sifter LetterPress Business Cards printed on 220lb Crane Lettra by Evan Calkins ...

I recently completed the Sifter logo design, and was truly excited, and chuffed, to see how the business cards ended up. Sifter LetterPress Business Cards printed on 220lb Crane Lettra by Evan Calkins...

Been searching around for some new desk lamps of late to compliment my newly decorated studio, but all of them being mains powered which is no biggy, but I have been trying to reduce mains cable clutt...

Been searching around for some new desk lamps of late to compliment my newly decorated studio, but all of them being mains powered which is no biggy, but I have been trying to reduce mains cable clutt...

I have previously linked to these Apple Macintosh icon prints by Susan Kare (Kare Prints) on previous occasions blogs, but was reminded of them again as I came to find some prints for my studio. And w...

I have previously linked to these Apple Macintosh icon prints by Susan Kare (Kare Prints) on previous occasions blogs, but was reminded of them again as I came to find some prints for my studio. And w...

Drowning In Brands is a beautiful surreal photographic study of well known brand logos by Alexander James. Each one of these photographsall are available for commercial licensing via James’ own ...

Drowning In Brands is a beautiful surreal photographic study of well known brand logos by Alexander James. Each one of these photographsall are available for commercial licensing via James’ own ...

Since posting Simplifying My Apple Macintosh Studio Set-Up I have had chance to really absorb a lot of information, thoughts and practicalities on this subject. Had loads of really useful feedback, an...

Since posting Simplifying My Apple Macintosh Studio Set-Up I have had chance to really absorb a lot of information, thoughts and practicalities on this subject. Had loads of really useful feedback, an...

Continuing on from earlier explorations of the Home Leisure Direct logo I have refined the overall idea to be fully contained as above.This is my first attempt at this particular style, so the weather...

For a while now I have been debating the notion of going from a two Macintosh set-up to just the one. Let me explain this notion and provide some context.StudioI work from home with a studio upstairs ...

MyFonts consistently have amazing offers and this one for Madurai by Jeremy Dooley is no exception. You are getting 36 font styles for just $60 compared to the RRP of $300.There is a hint Co Text, by ...

Abstruckt: Details Of Semi-Truck GraphicsInspiration can come from absolutely anywhere, and in this case it’s in the form of graphics from those honkingly huge semi-trucks.Shawn Hazen, from Haze...

Home Leisure Direct is another ongoing logo project that has me burning the midnight oil. Currently working some very preliminary concepts and ideas so this is very much early days.The client has expr...

Nice catch by Sebastiaan de With @sdw on Twitter last night regarding Twitter’s new wordless logo:Apple to Twitter: “Cool new logo guys, could use some text.” d35lb3dl296zwu.cloudfro...

 Nice catch by Sebastiaan de With @sdw on Twitter last night regarding Twitter’s new wordless logo (photograph from The Verge):Apple to Twitter: “Cool new logo guys, could use some te...

Tablet Gothic, SemiCond XB: This free font is part of a large 42-member family, perfect for extensive editorial use. Abril Fatface: The free fatface style is part of a larger typefamily inspired ...

Trialing some new logo design concepts for a new project by the name of ByNorthWestInternational Logistics.Conscious that if one considers conveying direction in a logo then it’s always good pra...

I am that person that will often judge a book by it’s cover, and the same goes to fonts listed on MyFonts. I am far more likely to take notice if there are some aesthetically pleasing gallery im...

Remember back when your parents would take you shopping to get your first pencil case, rubber, ruler for school? Remember how cool and exciting it was? Remember how particular cool it was to find that...

The Nike Logo Project (photographs courtesy of Sole Movement) is the sort of thing that is really worth soiling your underwear over. I would do quite a lot to get a chance to visit Nike World Headquar...

The Nike Logo Project (photographs courtesy of Sole Movement) is the sort of thing that is really worth soiling your underwear over. I would do quite a lot to get a chance to visit Nike World Headquar...

Hot off the heels of Twitter releasing it’s restyled Twitter Bird logo which I raved about, Sebastian Motraghi has created a rather captivating Twitter Spinner Bird over on his Github pageI can&...

So Twitter’s new logo is not so much a new logo design, but it is a sharp looking restyle. Less of a hair-sprayed quiff: more of a rock hard waxed spike style, and I like it very much.Take aR...

I purchased a certain book a few years ago where it sat oh so quietly in my cupboard still wrapped up in cellophane. Then yesterday I happened upon an article on Thinking Form called Thinking Adrian F...

Pat Dryburgh had an inspired moment after a certain Amercian politician’s iPhone app came with an incorrect spelling of Americathe first draft of this post came with my own misspelling of the mi...

Bumped into swissted by Mike Joyce (Sterotype Design) a while back now, but recently stumbled upon it again. Far too cool to not share again.All theswissted posters Mike has redesigned are based on pu...